Senior Day is here. It’s always bittersweet knowing you’re heading up to the last home game of the season, but maybe it’s a bit more so this year, because of the head of steam that’s been built up over the past few weeks.

I wouldn’t mind if there were a few more home games left. (Unlike some of the students, sad to say.)

Anyway, there is the sweet part. Unlike their immediate predecessors, these seniors have something big left to play for. And you can only hope it’s not a one-off experience. No senior class from this program should ever lack the experience of having played in an SECCG.

As for a game preview, five minutes spent wallowing in conference stats will tell you that it’s going to be an uphill climb for Kentucky to make a game of it today. Which isn’t the same thing as neglecting to note the recent history of the series, which has certainly had its ups and downs from a Georgia standpoint. But Kentucky lacks the playmakers it had to make a tough showing like it did in some of those matches.

Which isn’t to say that Joe T shouldn’t be getting all medieval on their asses about making sure their minds aren’t right. No repeat of this low point is necessary.

Consider this your game day thread.

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98 responses to “Last Tango in Athens”

On UGA students – Today’s generation don’t care about going into the stadium. They don’t want to see the game. Open up some of those seats and lower the donation and ticket prices. I guarantee folks will buy them up.
On today – Win big and make a statement.Then focus on going to Atlanta – not the dome – I’m talking about Grant Field…

I understand everyone’s sentiment about an apathetic student section. However, you all should advocate the removal of student athletic fees before you call for less student tickets. Secondly, I won’t argue about the lack of interest in the game day experience of the student. I do think that there are reasons other than “this” generation. Most importantly, when you have an administration that castrates the gameday experience like ours has you are going to lose some fans

Sorry, got cut off. The other reason is the type of students attending the school. If you want a better academic reputation, you will end up with more students who aren’t as interested in their social experience. Lastly, not everyone who attends UGA today grew up a Georgia fan. You have people from out of state and the kids of carpetbaggers in Atlanta. Like I said before I agree there is a lack of interest, I just think its unfair to say “this” generation is the problem.

bingo. student athletic fees exist in principle to lower (or eliminate) entrance prices to athletic events. in practice, they are a part of the regular revenue stream. student athletics fees ain’t going away, so admin can’t reallocate seats from student sections without admitting that the fees-for-reduced/free-entrance rationale is phony.

Weren’t we missing an Uga that day? Thankfully, old, reliable Russ will be with us. He’s had quite a run this season, which seems only fair after the previous two partial seasons under his watch. Glad to have “good depth at Dawg”.

After reading what Oregon’s students go through to get tickets and knowing how it is to get tickets as an alum, I am all for taking the tickets away from those who don’t want to be there. This stops at reducing the size of the student section though. Going to football games is a part of their college experience and even at the risk of not being able to get tickets myself, I think it should stay that way.

Win more games in back-to-back seasons and then get back to me and see how many unclaimed seats there are. Next year when we’re making another SECCG run I bet we pack it out (except for the cupcake games). During our runs in ’02, ’03, and ’05 I bet there were not as many seats unclaimed.

And don’t forget the new process for getting student tickets. You can donate the ones you don’t use but that doesn’t mean someone will gobble them up. Nor does it mean that people will donate them anyway. Some people don’t want to spend time doing that.

From ’06-’10 we have been a disappointing football program. Yes, I count ’07 in there because we weren’t on fire the entire year. We won a lot of games midway through the season and finished high, which was great but I didn’t want to go to the next games either after we got waxed by UTk. The point is that if you’re losing with regularity, people don’t want to come watch you play. They would rather hedge their bets and watch on TV where they can turn it off if you lose big again.

Also don’t forget that a lot of these home games are ones that no one wants to see. ID State, NMSU, CC, even KY isn’t really a game I WANT to watch except that it means we could go to the SECCG.

And never forget that most students are out getting obliterated drunk and stagger into the game late. That’s their choice, not yours. If I buy a ticket to a game I will go whenever I please, whether it’s at kickoff or halftime.

And as far as that picture goes in the article, guess where those students are…crammed into sections 109 where they can actually see the game well. No one wants the nose bleeds and because all you have to do is flash your card to the Sanford staff you can get in anywhere as long as people cram and make room.

That’s the fraternity section. Those boys aren’t packed into the lower level, they’re either on their way after being too drunk to realize how late it was or trying to drag their date/girlfriend to the stadium. Those sections have always filled late, even in the salad days.

Yeps. Take their reservations away and sell their seats to fans who care about more than being as drunk as possible, acting really obnoxious, throwing stuff at the sections below them, and trying to “seduce” a drunk sorority girl.

The tickets are done through the student ID card …. no physical ticket sold. Miss enough games and you will be moved to the end of the line when it comes to ticket purchases next season. So in a way is that self policing? Take ticket sales away from students? WTF! I do know that the kids bunch up in other seats. We are not talkin’ Neyland Stadium style bunching… but the kids do move around. Does anyone have a hard count on actual student attendance? I think we have enough “taking” going on already.

That ’09 Kentucky game ranks right down there with the ’02 Florida game and last year’s debacle in Boulder. What a horrible and enraging evening. At 1:57, you can hear Bob Davie groan when Cox throws his last pick. I’m pretty sure I was audible two states away.

3 and 10 and we give it to Harton for the 3rd his straight carry of no gain? and coming off a timeout? Carlton Thomas out for personal reasons? This has been pretty ugly on offense. Luckily, Walsh is accurate today. We may need him.

Crowell missed significant time in high school ball due to various leg injuries, etc. I wouldn’t call him soft, just because I never call players soft, especially the ones that play for free — fragile maybe, but not soft. Anyway, I’ve always been worried about Crowell’s durability; he was often dinged up even during his high school career.

Wonder who was deciding to send that 135 lb RB up the middle ovr & ovr & ovr again. Nice 4th down call too.
Seems to me we cud call a few things to counter act some of those unfortunate events. But I’m sure I’m probably wrong, right?

U mean both toss sweeps?
Or throw a pass & try to pick up 1st & score & put them away…no wait, just give it back to the D, cuz they’ll save us..& they did. Good thing. It’s just frustraiting & I can’t see how anybody can be impressed by the game he calls.

He called a terrible game today. No question. Receivers were playing pretty well. Nothing innovative on offense and Bobo took ages to make adjustments. Also, up 9 with 9.5 minutes left… And we start trying to kill the clock. Ugh.

Murray had a rough day too. His position coach deserves some of the blame and Murray deserves some as well.

Wanted to just point out during our weekly pile on Bobo thread that Murray missed some passes and some critical reads. Bobo did seem a little lost in the running play calls. Not sure how I would of called it differently once Crowell was out. Need to ask Nate I guess…

Was Ben Jones putting poo on the ball? Seemed like no one on offense really wanted it. As bummed as I am about the offensive performance I’m really pleased to see Walsh come through for us. I don’t even need to comment on the defense.

As the team celebrated winning the east for the first time since 2005, Crowell sat alone on the bench, isolated, pouting and picking his fingernails with his teeth. He sat there since the trainers taped his ankle – nearly 2 hours. I understand that he needs an offseason S&C regimen and that his ankle hurts, but his attitude pisses me off. He issues this apology for smoking weed and then acts like a bitch while the team clinches the east.

I don’t know why another teammate or coach didn’t say something to this primadonna but his attitude needs to improve.

He should have supported the team and not pouted the entire time. Period. And while I’d like to give Crowell the benefit of the doubt, he hasn’t exactly earned it just yet. I’m not writing him off, but I don’t like what I saw today. With that said, he’s a kid and will grow up a bit.

No matter which way you look at it, he should be supporting his teammates instead of being withdrawn.

My take: he needs to get his shit together and be a positive inluence on and off the field. Nothing else. If he thinks he’s going to skim his way through college on his way to the NFL, he’s wrong. His attitude, injury proneness and lack of cometitiveness combined with the discipline issues will get him nowhere.

You know what? I’m happy. We are going to the SEC championship game and I congratulate the team and coaching staff. They played well enough to win today, despite the ugliness. I don’t have the energy to fight with the nit pickers.

Time to enjoy it folks and lets hope we put something together on offense for the Techies and the SEC championship game. The last one I went to we lost to LSU and I ended up arguing with a fellow UGA fan who thought Richt should be fired for his offensive playcalling. I pray I don’t have that argument again about Bobo at the end of this next championship game.

I’m keeping spirits up with a strong dose of dawg cool aid mixed with gin this evening. GO DAWGS!

Zdawg – I realize I’m being a bit of an E Vampire & I don’t like that & ur right @ calling it different w Crowell gone. I’m excited @ being East Champs & will celebrate tonight! I’m just curious wht happens to the pass to Figgins or short throws to TE or run Figgins in the middle perhaps..at ANY pt in the game. It just seems to me we have more options than Harton up the middle on 3rd& 10 from our 40. It’s just frustraiting, thts all. I love the Dawgs & this yr’s team inparticular- what a special group! But I just don’t like Bobo, or am not smart enough to comprehend what he’s trying to do at times..

Nate, I am celebrating tonight! And yes, a few TE throws or Figgins in the middle would of helped. Not Bobo’s best night by far.Oh, and I don’t think any of us are smart enough o comprehend what he is thinking at times.

Damn straight – Go Dawgs!
Z, did u know only 2 teams- the Dawgs & LSU have been to the Dome 4 times or more since 2001(Richt’s 1st yr)? I believe someone else referenced that earlier this wk. Impressive to say the least..again – Go Dawgs!

Sadly, even the threat of the “strike” for unused tickets isn’t working for a surprising number of students. I scan IDs at the student gates, and I’ve lost count (no fewer than ten per game) who come to me scan their IDs so they don’t get a strike, walk in, and then walk right back out. You figure 10 people scanning per student gate times 3 and that’s 300 students per game who don’t get a “strike” and yet never see a play in the game, keeping first year students and alums who would go to the game from being able to go to the game if the wanted.

GO DAWGS! WRECK TECH!

Bloviation for the Dawgnation

Quote Of The Day

“I didn’t know I got criticism,” Richt quipped, feigning incredulousness. “It’s just the nature of the beast. If you can’t take criticism, then you shouldn’t coach.” -- AJ-C, 7/21/15